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  Course Description
Course Name : Methodology of Hadith

Course Code : ILS207

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 2

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 2

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. BEKİR TATLI
Assoc.Prof.Dr. MUHAMMET YILMAZ
Prof.Dr. ALİ OSMAN ATEŞ

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Understands the transfer of informations about the Prophet Muhammad according to the original.
Distinguishes the basic concepts of Methodology of Hadith
Lists the arbitrariness of the narration and methods of hadith learning and teaching
Understands and interprets the requirements for rawis and words of Carh-Tadil
Analyzes the kinds of hadith in terms of the acceptance or rejection

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : IL 121 History of Hadith

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To determine the principles laid in order to distinguish high-fidelity transmission of informations between for last Prophet Muhammad and nonessential for him and to teach terms about Prophet Muhammad.

Course Contents : The place of hadith in Islam and its basic concepts (Sunnah, Habar, Asar, Hadith), activities of hadith in the period of the Companions, the start of the activity of Isnad, the start of the activities of Carh-Tadil, the transition to narrate by writing, the resources of Methodology of Hadith, the states of affairs of riwayah and rawi, requirements for rawis, marwi, kinds of hadith.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classrooms of Faculty of Divinty


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The place of hadith in Islam and its basic concepts: Sunnah, Habar, Asar, Hadith The relevant topics in the textbook and suggested sources Expression, Question and Answer, Discussion
2 Resources of Methodology of Hadith, books of Mutekaddimun Period, books of Mutaahhirun Period, books of Last Period The relevant topics in the textbook and suggested sources Expression, Question and Answer, Discussion
3 Riwayah, the states of affairs of riwayah, methods of learning and teaching of hadith The relevant topics in the textbook and suggested sources Expression, Question and Answer, Discussion
4 Concepts of riwayah, methods of reading of hadith The relevant topics in the textbook and suggested sources Expression, Question and Answer, Discussion
5 Characteristic of riwayah, riwayah with lafz/literal, riwayah with mana/meaning The relevant topics in the textbook and suggested sources Expression, Question and Answer, Discussion
6 Rawi, its definition and importance, its qualifications, Adalah-Dhabt The relevant topics in the textbook and suggested sources Expression, Question and Answer, Discussion
7 al-Matain al-Ashara (ten misdemeanors for rawis), mistakes about property of Adalah, mistakes about property of Dhabt The relevant topics in the textbook and suggested sources Expression, Question and Answer, Discussion
8 Midterm exam Midterm exam Midterm exam
9 Criticism of rawi, reliable rawis, unreliable rawis, abandoned rawis The relevant topics in the textbook and suggested sources Expression, Question and Answer, Discussion
10 Consepts of criticism, Consepts for reliable rawis, Consepts for unreliable rawis, Consepts for abandoned rawis The relevant topics in the textbook and suggested sources Expression, Question and Answer, Discussion
11 Rawi ranks, Propheth´s Companions, the ways of knowing the Companions, books of Companions ranks, Tabiun, Taba-i Tabiun The relevant topics in the textbook and suggested sources Expression, Question and Answer, Discussion
12 Marwi, kinds of hadith in terms of origins, Kutsi Hadith, Marfu Hadith, Mawkuf Hadith, Maktu Hadith The relevant topics in the textbook and suggested sources Expression, Question and Answer, Discussion
13 Kinds of hadith in terms of rawi numbers: Mutawatir Hadith, Ahad Hadith The relevant topics in the textbook and suggested sources Expression, Question and Answer, Discussion
14 Kinds of hadith in terms of sıhha/righteousness: Sahih Hadith, Hasan Hadith, Daif Hadith, Mawdhu Hadith The relevant topics in the textbook and suggested sources Expression, Question and Answer, Discussion
15 Hadith sciences: Carh-Tadil, ilal al-Hadith, Garib al-Hadith, Mukhtalif al-Hadith, Nasikh-Mansukh, Asbab al-Vurud al-Hadith The relevant topics in the textbook and suggested sources Expression, Question and Answer, Discussion
16/17 Final exam Final exam Written examination


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Ibn al-Salah, Ulum al-Hadith
 Ismail Lutfi Cakan, Hadis Usulü (Methodology of Hadith)
 al-Hatib al-Baghdadi, al-Kifaya
 Talat Kocyigit, Hadis Usulü (Methodology of Hadith)
 Abdullah Aydinli, Hadis Istılahları Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Technical Terms of Hadith)
 Ramahurmuzi, al-Muhaddith al-Fadil
 Ahmad Yucel, Hadis Tarihi ve Usülü (History and Methodology of Hadith)
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Describes the main concepts, sources, principles, values, and philosophy of the Religion of Islam. 4
2 Explains the effects of the phenomenon of religion on the forming of structure, changing, and progression of the society and human being. 1
3 Explains the processes of the forming and developing of Islamic history and civilization. 2
4 Describes socio-cultural, religious, political, and economic structures of the Islamic societies. 1
5 Reads, explains, and interprets the main religious texts. 5
6 Reaches the true religious knowledge by using scientific methods and techniques, and evaluates and uses that knowledge. 5
7 Determines the main religious problems and produces some solutions according to modern needs. 2
8 Acquires knowledge and skills in the fields of Islamic history, culture, art, and literature. 1
9 Conveys the accumulations acquired to the religious field. 4
10 Classifies and examines the accumulation of knowledge and historical experience acquired in the history of Islamic sciences. 3
11 Expresses truly Islam in terms of belief, worship, moral and acts and procedures. 3
12 Realizes that religion, science, art, philosophy, and moral are mutually complementary elements and that they must be considered as a whole. 2
13 Respects the beliefs and the values attributed holiness, and supports the culture of coexisting. 2
14 Supports attitudes and acts fitted to the unifying, integrating and reconciling role of religious values in society. 2
15 Works in the fields of practical religious services, religious education and teaching. 3
16 Improves professional development, as well as interest in accordance with the capabilities of scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields constantly itself by identifying learning needs. 1
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 1 1
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
    Final Exam 1 3 3
Total Workload: 62
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.48
ECTS Credit: 2